Director of Clinical Partnerships

Essential Functions of the Position:

Clinical Partnerships:

• Develop and maintain partnerships with school sites to facilitate field and clinical placements.
• Attend staff meetings at partnership school sites to inform P-12 faculty, administrators, and staff about Education department programming.
• Make and monitor clinical placements each semester for education courses requiring clinical experience.
• Monitor background checks for field students and interns.
• Collaboratively make internship assignments for fall and spring interns.
• Meet with school leaders to assist in identifying potential partnerships.
• Create, update, and manage field and clinical experience assessment forms on Student Learning and Licensure (SLL) or current assessment system.
• Gather performance evaluations of field students and interns and oversee entry of data.
• Gather cooperating teacher and mentor feedback on individual students and program.
• Gather teacher candidate feedback on field placements.
• Serve as the initial department contact for issues with field students or interns.
• Manage the selection and delivery of recognition gifts for cooperating and mentor teachers.
• Manage payments to schools for mentor teachers.
• Manage publication and updates for departmental handbooks.
• Coordinate the internship semester schedule fall and spring.
• Coordinate fall and spring meetings of interns.
• Assist with intern meetings during the beginning of the semester.
• Serve as a member of all Intern Support Teams.
• Assist in observations of field and clinical students as needed.
• Attend and participate in the Ohio Field Directors Forum during fall and spring OCTEO meetings.
• Develop and maintain Memorandums of Understanding with all partnership districts.
• Facilitate background checks, Memorandums of Understanding, and mentor payment (as needed) for post baccalaureate candidates.
• Manage new preservice teacher license in collaboration with Department Chair and Accreditation Coordinator.

Data Management:

• Maintain and update Wufoo forms for program applications.
• Enter data from application forms.
• Maintain and monitor gateways.
• Inform student of acceptance and documentation of remediation plans.
• Maintain and update information on cooperating mentor teachers.

Other Departmental Duties:

• Assist in the organization of Education Visit Day.
• Participate in regular education department meetings through the academic year.
• Participate in summer education department assessment and planning meetings.

Requirements:

Required Experience & Education:

• Master's Degree in the field of Education preferred.
• Minimum of five years teaching experience at the P-12 level.
• Experience in the development of placements and managing interns preferred.

Required Skills & Abilities:

• Ability to work independently with little day-to-day supervision.
• Superior communication skills with the ability to develop and maintain relationships with partner schools and community members.
• High level of organization and ability to ensure students paperwork is in order and placements are executed smoothly.

Benefits:

• 403(b)
• 403(b) matching
• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Flexible spending account
• Health insurance
• Health savings account
• Life insurance
• On-site gym
• Paid sick time
• Paid time off
• Retirement plan
• Vision insurance
• Wellness program

Work Location: In person